Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V258000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | V (Vehicle) | 1083000 | 08/20/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/08/2001 | 08/23/2001 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks. a switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from returning to the parked position at the bottom of the windshield. these vehicles were built at the following assembly plants: atlanta plant from 2/11/00 through 7/31/00; chicago plant from 2/14/00 through 8/4/00; kansas city plant from 2/26/00 to 9/4/00; kentucky truck plant from 2/18/00 to 8/31/00; michigan truck plant from 2/23/00 through 8/3/00; norfolk plant from 2/21/00 through 7/27/00; wayne stamping and assembly plant from 2/25/00 through 8/15/00; and wixom plant from 2/15/00 through 8/8/00. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. owner notification began august 20, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 12/21/2001 | 1 | 11/18/2001 | |
| Consumer stated the passenger front window was inoperative from both switches, consumer hit the door panel and it started working.*jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 04/29/2004 | 39000 | 1 | |
| Windshield wipers failed to operate in the slow speed. windshield wipers will work in fast speed if they function when engaged. also, will not will not go back to the start position when turned off. recall 01v258000 was issued, but this vehicle was not involved in the recall due to vin. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 06/10/2008 | 180000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-250. the contact stated that during rainy weather, the general electric module would become wet and cause the vehicle to malfunction. the contact stated that the failure would also cause the vehicle to start independently, the lights would flash and the turn signals would illuminate independently. in addition, the air bag warning light was illuminated. the dealer stated that they were aware of the failure and made a cover for the part. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told there was a leak coming from the windshield that was allowing water to enter the general electronic module. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 180,000 and the current mileage was 240,000. | |||
| 32000 | 1 | ||
| While driving 65 mph windshield was impacted by a small object. when this occurred windshield glass spiraled out, and small pieces of spare shape glass went into the cabin of the vehicle and hit the occupants.*ak | |||
| 02/28/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Driver of the truck lizabeth salinas, driving north on interstate 25 from colorado springs to denver, very cold outside, approx 17 degrees , well below freezing, i had the heat on the lower vents only, after driving approximately 30 miles i switched the heat to come out the dash vents, soon after without warning the glass in the front passenger window exploded. i maintained control of the truck. glass was everywhere in the cab, the majority of the glass was in the right passenger seat and floor, glass was also found in the bed of the truck. i had the glass replaced while i was at work in denver ($240.00 my expense) damage was done to the paint outside right door and side of truck also the rubber inside and outside of the window was damaged. the inside plastic door surface was also damaged. i cannot afford to fix the paint and body work on the truck, it is fords responsibility anyway. i am suffering an injured left shoulder and ear ache in my right ear. i noticed the vent on the right side dash was facing directly to the right window. i believe the high heat blowing directly on the glass caused it to explode during our cold weather. these vents need to be lower so they don't direct intense heat directly on the glass, this model truck has the lower cut front part of the window to accomodate the new larger side view mirrrors. luckily i had no passenger and maintained control, this could have been much worse. during winter weather conditions most families choose to drive their trucks, turning on the heat in below freezing temperatures will happen again if it hasn't already.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 07/08/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| Windshield wipers are experiencing the same problem as stated in recall 01 v 258 000. this vehicle was not a part of the recall due to vin. *ak *scc | |||
| 11/24/2001 | |||
| Windshield wipers work intermittently. vehicle has been taken to dealer 4-5 times. dealer has replaced fuse panel and modulator. this has not remedied problem, dealer thinks it could be a loose wire.*ak | |||